Kolossos Rodou B.C.

{{Infobox basketball club | color1 = black | color2 = #75AADB | name = Kolossos H Hotels | nickname = ''Θαλασσί'' (The Cerulean Blue) | logo = Kolossos Rodou H Hotels logo.png | imagesize = | leagues = Greek Basketball League | founded = {{Start date and age|1963}} | history = '''Kolossos Rodou B.C.'''<br />(1963–present) | arena = Kallithea Palais des Sports | capacity = 3,400 | location = Rhodes, Greece | colors = White and Cyan<br/>{{color box|white}} {{color box|#75AADB}} | president = Michalis Kokkinos | coach = Javier Carrasco | captain = | manager = | owner = | sponsor = H Hotels Collection | championships = '''1''' Greek 2nd Division | website = [http://www.kolossosbc.gr kolossosbc.gr]

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| a_body = 75AADB | a_pattern_b = _kolossos2021a | a_shorts = 75AADB | a_pattern_s = _kolossos2021a }} '''Kolossos Rodou B.C.''' (Greek: Κολοσσός Ρόδου K.A.E.), known as '''Kolossos H Hotels''' for sponsorship reasons, is a Greek professional basketball team that is located on the island of Rhodes, in Rhodes City. Kolossos currently plays in the top-tier level of Greek professional basketball, the Greek Basketball League. The club was founded in 1963, and also initially featured sports like volleyball and judo in the early 1980s.<ref>[http://esake.gr/el/action/EsaketeamView?idteam=0000000A&mode=4 Έτος Ίδρυσης 1963 {{in lang|el}}.]</ref> Today, the focus of the Greek athletic club is on the franchise's men's basketball department.

==History== ===Early years=== Due to geographical isolation, and very small financial abilities for most of the club's history, the basketball team was not able to compete at a high level for many years, and was not funded properly. Kolossos was the first Greek basketball team located in the Aegean Sea region.

===Rise=== In 2000, the fate of the team finally changed, when Kostas Kostaridis became the new team President, and took over the reins of the club.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kolossosbc.gr/Team_History.php |title=ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΥ {{in lang{{!}}el}}. |access-date=2017-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908020237/http://www.kolossosbc.gr/Team_History.php |archive-date=2017-09-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kostaridis changed almost the entire club management, and stated that it was the immediate goal of the team to rise from the 3rd-tier level Greek B League, to the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 League, and subsequently, the team did begin to rise up through Greece's club basketball league system.

In 2003, head coach Vassilis Fragkias joined the team, and the ascent up into the Greek A2 League division commenced. In the 2004–05 season, Kolossos won the championship of the Greek A2 League, and was therefore automatically promoted up into the top-tier level Greek League, the highest professional basketball league in Greece.

===Merger with Holargos=== In the 2018–19 Greek Basketball League season, Kolossos finished in last place in the league. The team was thus facing relegation down to the second-tier level Greek A2 League. However, Kolossos merged with Holargos, and gained their rights to play in the top-tier level Greek League, in the following 2019–20 Greek Basketball League season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sport24.gr/Basket/OmadesBasket/A1Kolossos/kolossos-h-synenwsh-me-ton-xolargo-einai-gegonos.5563687.html |title=Κολοσσός: Η συνένωση με τον Χολαργό είναι γεγονός . |access-date=2019-07-23 |language=el |archive-date=2019-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723230748/https://www.sport24.gr/Basket/OmadesBasket/A1Kolossos/kolossos-h-synenwsh-me-ton-xolargo-einai-gegonos.5563687.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Arenas== Through the 2018–19 season, Kolossos played its domestic Greek Basketball League games at the 1,242 seat Venetokleio Indoor Hall. Prior to the 2019–20 season, Kolossos moved into the 1,400 seat<ref>[http://www.esake.gr/el/1BB2E8B3 ΑΦΙΕΡΩΜΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΚΟΛΟΣΣΟ H HOTELS: Νέο ξεκίνημα στη Ρόδο {{in lang|el}}.]</ref> Palais des Sports.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sport24.gr/Basket/OmadesBasket/A1Kolossos/kolossos-allazei-edra-th-nea-agwnistikh-periodo.5565219.html |title=Κολοσσός: Αλλάζει έδρα τη νέα αγωνιστική περίοδο . |access-date=2019-07-23 |language=el |archive-date=2023-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701095718/https://www.sport24.gr/basket/kolossos-allazei-edra-ti-nea-agonistiki-periodo.8863777.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The arena's seating capacity was increased to 3,400 people, so that Kolossos could play its home games there, while competing in the European secondary level FIBA Champions League competition.

==Season by season== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center" !Season !Tier !Division !{{Tooltip|Pos.|League standing after Playoffs}} !{{tooltip|W–L|Wins-Losses}} !Greek Cup !colspan=2|European competitions |- |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2009–10 | {{center|1}} | align=left| Basket League | 6th | {{center| 14–14}} | | colspan=3 | |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2010–11 | {{center|1}} | align=left| Basket League | 8th | {{center| 12–14}} |Quarterfinalist | colspan=3 | |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2011–12 | {{center|1}} | align=left| Basket League | {{center|4th}} | {{center|22–13}} | | colspan=2 | |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2012–13 | {{center|1}} | align=left| Basket League | {{center|10th}} | {{center|8–18}} | | colspan=2 | |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2013–14 | {{center|1}} | align=left| Basket League | {{center|10th}} | {{center|10–16}} | | colspan=2 | |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2014–15 | {{center|1}} | align=left| Basket League |{{center|7th}} | {{center|14–15}} | | colspan=3 | |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2015–16 | {{center|1}} | align=left| Basket League | 7th | {{center|11–17}} | | colspan=2 | |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2016–17 | {{center|1}} | align=left| Basket League | 7th | {{center| 14–15}} |Quarterfinalist | colspan=3 | |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2017–18 | {{center|1}} | align=left| Basket League | 8th | {{center| 11–17}} |Quarterfinalist | colspan=3 | |- |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2018–19 | {{center|1}} | align=left| Basket League | 13th | {{center| 5–21}} |Quarterfinalist | colspan=3 | |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2019–20 | {{center|1}} | align=left| Basket League | 9th | {{center| 8–12}} | | colspan=3 | |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2020–21 | {{center|1}} | align=left| Basket League | 7th | {{center| 8–16}} |Quarterfinalist | colspan=3 | |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2021–22 | {{center|1}} | align=left| Basket League | 5th | {{center| 15–11}} |Phase 2 | colspan=3 | |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2022–23 | {{center|1}} | align=left| Basket League | 7th | {{center| 11–13}} |Quarterfinalist | colspan=3 | |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2023–24 | {{center|1}} | align=left| Basket League | 6th | {{center| 10–19}} | | colspan=3 | |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2024–25 | {{center|1}} | align=left| Basket League | 10th | {{center| 10–18}} | |{{small|'''3'''}} Champions League || {{Tooltip|RS|Regular season}} |} {{notelist}}

==Honours and titles== *'''Greek 2nd Division''' **'''Champion (1):''' 2004–05 *'''Mavroskoufia Basketball Tournament''' **'''Winner (2):''' 2016, 2019 (shared)

==Players== ===Roster=== {{Basketball roster nationality note}} {{Basketball roster header |team=Kolossos Rodou }} <!-- list of players --> {{player3 |pos = PG|num = 4 |nat = GRE|first = Zois |last = Karampelas |m = 1.86|kgs = 82 |year = 2001|month = 4 |date = 27}} {{player3 |pos = PG|num = 6 |nat = GRE|first = Iosif |last = Koloveros |m = 1.86|kgs = 84 |year = 2002|month = 8 |date = 28}} {{player3 |pos = GF|num = 9 |nat = GRE|first = Andreas |last = Petropoulos |m = 1.96|kgs = 100|year = 1994|month = 2 |date = 11|note = C}} {{player3 |pos = PG|num = 11|nat = USA|first = David |last = Nichols |m = 1.83|kgs = 84 |year = 1996|month = 3 |date = 26|dab = basketball}} {{player3 |pos = SF|num = 19|nat = GRE|first = Alexandros|last = Kalaitzakis |m = 2.00|kgs = |year = 2003|month = 3 |date = 11}} {{player3 |pos = FC|num = 21|nat = GRE|first = Periklis |last = Kouroupakis |m = 2.07|kgs = |year = 2002|month = 8 |date = 12}} {{player3 |pos = FC|num = 30|nat = GBR|first = Dan |last = Akin |m = 2.06|kgs = 100|year = 1998|month = 6 |date = 16}} {{player3 |pos = SF|num = 3 |nat = USA|first = Keondre |last = Kennedy |m = 1.98|kgs = |year = 2000|month = 1 |date = 17}} {{Player3 |pos = G |num = |nat = GRE|first = Nikos | last = Tsiakmas |m = 1.88|kgs = 88 |year = 1999|month = 10|date = 29}} <!-- end list of players --> {{Basketball roster footer | head_coach = *{{player||GRE|Aris Lykogiannis}} | asst_coach = *{{player||GRE|Thomas Nikou}} *{{player||GRE|Andreas Gavalas}} | roster_url = https://www.kolossosbc.gr/team.php | accessdate = 9 January 2026 }}

===Depth chart=== {{Basketball depth chart | team_name= Kolossos Rodou |starter_c = Dan Akin |starter_pf = Gabriel Galvanini |starter_sf = Tevin Mack |starter_sg = Chasson Randle |starter_pg = David Nichols |bench 1_c = Chevez Goodwin |bench 1_pf = Linos Chrysikopoulos |bench 1_sf = Andreas Petropoulos |bench 1_sg = Keondre Kennedy |bench 1_pg = Zois Karampelas |bench 2_c = Periklis Kouroupakis |bench 2_pf = |bench 2_sf = Alexandros Kalaitzakis |bench 2_sg = Nikos Tsiakmas |bench 2_pg = Iosif Koloveros }}

===Notable players=== {{Basketball notable players criteria}} {{div col|colwidth=14em}} *{{flagicon|Greece}} Antonis Asimakopoulos *{{flagicon|Greece}} Sotiris Billis *{{flagicon|Greece}} Kostas Charissis *{{flagicon|Greece}} Manolis Chatzidakis *{{flagicon|Greece}} Linos Chrysikopoulos *{{flagicon|Greece}} Georgios Diamantopoulos *{{flagicon|Greece}} Ioannis Georgallis *{{flagicon|Greece}} Charis Giannopoulos *{{flagicon|Greece}} Panagiotis Kafkis *{{flagicon|Greece}} Georgios Kalaitzis *{{flagicon|Greece}} Giannis Kalampokis *{{flagicon|Greece}} Nikos Kamarianos *{{flagicon|Greece}} Dimitris Katsivelis *{{flagicon|Greece}} Nestoras Kommatos *{{flagicon|Greece}} Giannoulis Larentzakis *{{flagicon|Greece}} Sotirios Manolopoulos *{{flagicon|Greece}} Vangelis Margaritis *{{flagicon|Greece}} Dimitris Mavroeidis *{{flagicon|Greece}} Spyros Panteliadis *{{flagicon|Greece}} Nikos Papanikolopoulos *{{flagicon|Greece}} Nikos Pappas *{{flagicon|Greece}} Christos Saloustros *{{flagicon|Greece}} Diamantis Slaftsakis *{{flagicon|Greece}} Christoforos Stefanidis *{{flagicon|Greece}} Vassilis Toliopoulos *{{flagicon|Greece}} Michalis Tsairelis *{{flagicon|Greece}} Dimitris Tsaldaris *{{flagicon|Greece}} Georgios Tsalmpouris *{{flagicon|Greece}} Angelos Tsamis *{{flagicon|Greece}} Panos Vasilopoulos *{{flagicon|Greece}} Vassilis Xanthopoulos *{{flagicon|Greece}} Thodoros Zaras *{{flagicon|Greece}} {{flagicon|USA}} Pat Calathes *{{flagicon|Greece}} {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Panos *{{flagicon|Greece}} {{flagicon|Serbia}} Mladen Pantić *{{flagicon|Greece}} {{flagicon|Croatia}} Franko Nakić *{{flagicon|Croatia}} Jurica Golemac *{{flagicon|Finland}} Roope Ahonen *{{flagicon|Sweden}} Tom Liden *{{flagicon|Bosnia}} Stevan Nađfeji *{{flagicon|Bosnia}} Miroslav Todić *{{flagicon|Bosnia}} Saša Vasiljević *{{flagicon|Serbia}} Mihajlo Andrić *{{flagicon|Serbia}} Stefan Momirov *{{flagicon|Serbia}} Stefan Pot *{{flagicon|Ukraine}} Oleksandr Lypovyy *{{flagicon|Turkey}} Kerem Kanter *{{flagicon|Austria}} Luka Brajkovic *{{flagicon|ANG}} Yanick Moreira *{{flagicon|FRA}} Kim Tillie *{{flagicon|NGA}} {{flagicon|USA}} Danny Agbelese *{{flagicon|NGA}} {{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Utomi *{{flagicon|CAN}} Simisola Shittu *{{flagicon|USA}} Dominic Artis *{{flagicon|USA}} Tyrone Brazelton *{{flagicon|USA}} Travon Bryant *{{flagicon|USA}} LaRon Dendy *{{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|GEO}} Michael Dixon *{{flagicon|USA}} Robert Dozier *{{flagicon|USA}} John Edwards *{{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Floyd *{{flagicon|USA}} Gary McGhee *{{flagicon|USA}} Kenny Goins *{{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Goudelock *{{flagicon|USA}} Malcolm Griffin *{{flagicon|USA}} Jamelle Hagins *{{flagicon|USA}} Langston Hall *{{flagicon|USA}} Dusty Hannahs *{{flagicon|USA}} Lance Harris *{{flagicon|USA}} Marcus Hatten *{{flagicon|USA}} Scotty Hopson *{{flagicon|USA}} Mike James *{{flagicon|USA}} Jared Jordan *{{flagicon|USA}} Lasan Kromah *{{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Langford *{{flagicon|USA}} Ty Lawson *{{flagicon|USA}} Kelvin Lewis *{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Logan *{{flagicon|USA}} Shonn Miller *{{flagicon|USA}} Bambale Osby *{{flagicon|USA}} London Perrantes *{{flagicon|Panama}} {{flagicon|USA}} J. R. Pinnock *{{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Polley *{{flagicon|USA}} Juvonte Reddic *{{flagicon|USA}} Trevor Releford *{{flagicon|USA}} Steven Smith *{{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Smith *{{flagicon|USA}} TJ Starks *{{flagicon|USA}} Curtis Stinson *{{flagicon|USA}} Marquis Teague *{{flagicon|USA}} Dominic Waters *{{flagicon|USA}} Glynn Watson Jr. *{{flagicon|USA}} Kenny Williams *{{flagicon|USA}} James Young {{div col end}}

==Head coaches== {| |- style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#75AADB;" ! width="50%" |Head Coach ! width="30%" |Years |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} Charis Papazoglou || {{center|2001–2003}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |{{flagicon|Greece}} Vassilis Fragkias || {{center|2003–2005}} |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} Michalis Kyritsis || {{center|2005–2006}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |{{flagicon|Greece}} Georgios Zevgkolis || {{center|2006–2007}} |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} Vangelis Alexandris || {{center|2007–2008}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |{{Flagicon|Greece}} Ioannis Sfairopoulos || {{center|2008–2011}} |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} Vassilis Fragkias || {{center|2011–2012}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |{{flagicon|Greece}} Minas Gekos || {{center|2012–2013}} |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} Vassilis Fragkias || {{center|2013}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |{{flagicon|Greece}} Dimitrios Priftis || {{center|2013–2014}} |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} Michalis Koutalianos || {{center|2014}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |{{flagicon|Greece}} Aris Lykogiannis || {{center|2014–2018}} |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} Nikos Vetoulas || {{center|2018}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |{{flagicon|Greece}} Kostas Flevarakis || {{center|2018–2019}} |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} Stergios Koufos || {{center|2019}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |{{flagicon|Greece}} Aris Lykogiannis || {{center|2019–2020}} |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} Ilias Kantzouris || {{center|2020–2022}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |{{flagicon|Greece}} Ilias Papatheodorou || {{center|2022–2023}} |- |{{flagicon|Spain}} Curro Segura || {{center|2023–2024}} |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |{{flagicon|Greece}} Giorgos Sigalas || {{center|2024}} |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} Makis Giatras || {{center|2024}} |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.kolossosbc.gr/ Official website] {{in lang|el}} *[http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=GRE&Team=375 Eurobasket.com Team Page]

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